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Zicatela surf break

Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 CST
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Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zicatela today?

The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 7AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s

Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141818181817171616161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)619622529521514487383437522632632617589542940929917906883816754773763752
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
ESE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassonononcrosscrosscrosscrossglassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
0.85
5:04PM
1.28
5:21AM
0.88
5:54PM
1.27
6:12AM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
0.05
10:26AM
-0.03
11:36PM
0.03
11:18AM
-0.05
12:23AM
0.03
12:10PM
-0.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------6:44-------6:44-------6:44
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------2-11---1222-----
Temp. °C282727262931312928272727303131302828272729303029
Feels °C (?)333131293232333232303030343233333231283032323131
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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